Holistic approach to improving glass recycling

Environmental waste: A woman pushes her bicycle carrying collected scrap to be recycled in Hanoi. In Vietnam, the lower cost of importing glass cullets from China is primarily driven by the higher cost of domestically recycled glass cullets. — AFP

HO CHI MINH CITY: A holistic approach is key to developing solutions that can drive change in glass recycling in Vietnam and the Asean region, experts suggest.

According to the Glass Packaging Institute, glass is a crucial part of industry, as it makes up the largest proportion of the primary packaging material.